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Nearly 1 million people have died of a drug overdose in the U.S. since 2000. (NCDAS)
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WHAT IS AN OVERDOSE?
DEPRESSANTS & OPIOIDS
Download the Pennington Institute Opioids Fact Sheet for more information.
Download the Pennington Institute Depressants Fact Sheet for more information.
ALCOHOL
If you drink a large amount of alcohol quickly the level of alcohol in your bloodstream (blood alcohol concentration, or BAC) can become dangerously high. This can stop your body from working properly. In extreme cases, alcohol poisoning could stop you breathing, stop your heart or cause you to choke on your own vomit. (https://www.overdoseday.com)
Download the Pennington Institute Alcohol Fact Sheet for more information.
Stimulants
Download the Pennington Institute Stimulants Fact Sheet for more information.
Naloxone
WHERE TO GET NALOXONE
NJ OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT
The Overdose Prevention Act is intended to save lives by encouraging people to seek medical assistance whenever a drug overdose occurs, without the fear of being arrested for using or being in possesion of a controlled dangerous substance.
The law provides immunity for obtaining, possessing, using, being under the influence, or failing to make lawful disposition of any controlled dangerous substance.
NJ GOOD SAMARITAN LAW
Anyone who in good faith provides emergency care to a person experiencing an overdose, or while transporting the victim to a hospital or other facility where treatment or care is to be rendered, is not liable for any civil damages as a result of any acts or omissions by the person providing the emergency care.
People who are protected by this law may be:
- Persons with no medical training
- Doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals who happen to be off-duty bystanders during an emergency
- Volunteer first aid or emergency associations
- Volunteer ambulance or rescue squads
Good Samaritan protection only applies to volunteers. It doesn’t, for example, protect doctors and paramedics who are being paid for their services in a hospital emergency room. These protections also only apply to people who provide emergency care in “good faith.”
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